Our last quilting bee

12 years ago

Here's a picture of our last quilting bee. The picture is a little blurry. The quilt is for a young lady in our fellowship that just got married. All the ladies make a block then I put them together and out the borders on, we then get together to quilt it :-) It was a dark overcast day we are at an Amish house, no electric! Very hard to see. I quilted the corner block right in the front of the picture.

Comments (13)

jennifer_in_va
12 years ago
How fantastic is that!?!

I've always wondered if it would be apparent that a quilt was done by so many hands? Or are the ladies chosen to participate based upon their technique or quilting abilities so that it will result in a consistent look? Obviously, a beginner needs the experience, but no matter how they try, they won't have the same # of stitches per inch that a more experienced quilter will have.

Just curious...
day2day
12 years ago
What a wonderful picture!!

We take electricity and so many other things for granted but our grandparents made do without a lot of those conveniences.

Thank you for sharing this with us.

~Geraldine
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vicky4x4
Original Author
12 years ago
Our quilts are made with love. There is a LOT of variance in the quilting of our quilters. It is ok and it shows it doesn't matter how good you are at quilting it is just the love that goes into it.

Vicky~
msmeow
12 years ago
Vicky, it's beautiful...just love the colors. And it looks so precise!

Donna
geezerfolks_SharonG_FL
12 years ago
Vicky, Thank you for the picture. I think it's fantastic how the ladies continue to get together, young and not so young, and quilt. Certainly a time to bond and encourage one another.

SharonG/FL
sunnycentralfl
12 years ago
What a beautiful quilt...and made with love in every stitch! A real treasure!

TFS,
Gwen
nanajayne
12 years ago
This is what quilting is about as I see it. TFS Jayne
K8Orlando
12 years ago
"Our quilts are made with love. There is a LOT of variance in the quilting of our quilters. It is ok and it shows it doesn't matter how good you are at quilting it is just the love that goes into it."

That says it all. Perfect.

Kate
toolgranny
12 years ago
Thanks for sharing that picture. It shows so well how the techniques are passed on from one generation to another. Beautiful quilt and great job.
susan_on
12 years ago
What a wonderful picture! It must be fantastic to experience such a warm and sharing community. TSF.
magothyrivergirl
12 years ago
A beautiful quilt. And a beautiful Quilting Bee. It is very comforting to see all ages and level of skills coming together to express their love and appreciation for one another thru the art of quilt making.

Thank you for posting this picture.
faintheart
12 years ago
What a wonderful picture! There is nothing more I can say that hasn't been said...thank you Vicky for sharing the picture!

Dee
murphy_zone7
12 years ago
Dee said it all...Nothing to add except thank you for sharing. I wondered if people somewhere still get together for a quilting bee. Now I know.